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At this 1,500-acre "hidden oasis" north of Puerto Vallarta, "staff are out of this world—we had a server walk chest high into the ocean, in his uniform, to bring us our drinks. Enough said." Red-roof garden casitas are done in a sea and sand palette and have Mexican art and louvered doors. "I stood in the infinity pool and watched whales feeding in the ocean below—it was an out-of-body experience." At Pacifico, the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus course, one hole is on an island 200 yards offshore. Aramara's menu combines Latin and Asian flavors in dishes such as spicy Thai lobster.